Near Phoenixville in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Louisiana Medal of Honor Recipients
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
1. Louisiana Medal of Honor Recipients Marker
CPL Jean J. Beaufort, USA Capt Steven L. Bennett, USAF
PFC Raymond M. Clausen, USMC 1Lt Jefferson J. Deblanc, USMC
1LT Douglas B. Fournet, USA CDR Howard W. Gilmore, USN
MGEN Adolphus W. Greely, USA PVT Fred O. Hunt, USA
SGT Leroy Johnson, USA COL John R. Kane, USA
PFC James H. Monroe, USA CWO Michael J. Novosel, USA
CAPT Arlo L. Olson, USA SN John Osborne, USN
CPL Hampton M. Roach, USA ENS Thomas J. Ryan, USN
1LT Edward R. Schowalter, Jr., USA SGT Emanuel Stance, USA
CAPT OF MIZZEN TOP A. Weisbogel, USN
SGT Hulon B. Whittington, USA ENS Theodore S. Wilkinson, USN
CAPT OF MAINTOP J. Williams, USN SSGT Homer L. Wise, USA
Dedicated By
The Honorable James E. Fitzmorris, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
10 May 1979
Erected 1979 by Department of Louisiana American Legion and Auxiliary.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.
Location. 40° 6.294′ N, 75° 28.425′ W. Memorial is near Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, in
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Regionally, this memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 75th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Mississippi Medal of Honor Recipients (within shouting distance of this marker); Medal of Honor Grove Map Dedication (within shouting distance of this marker); 29th Infantry Division (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Army (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Marine Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Coast Guard (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Phoenixville.
Also see . . .
1. Medal of Honor Recipients - Louisiana. Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United states website entry (Submitted on April 15, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. (Submitted on October 24, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
2. Louisiana Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Obelisk
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
3. Louisiana Medal of Honor Recipients Memorial Plaza
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
4. Louisiana Medal of Honor Recipients Dedication Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 31, 2023
5. Louisiana State Seal on Memorial Obelisk
Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 533 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 24, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
